Summary for Lawton

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Located in: Fayette County (see below)

Time Zone: Lawton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (304), (681)<1>

Elevation: 1,980 feet [603.5 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lawton:

Lat: 37.871200° (or 37°52'16" N)

Lon: -80.977000° (or -80°58'37" W)

USGS Topo Map: Meadow Creek<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lawton

GNIS ID: 1556135

FIPS State / Place Code: 54 / 45676

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lawton)

The community of Fayetteville is the County Seat for Fayette County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Fayette)

Population

Total Area:<6> 668 sq. miles [1,731 km²] - of which 1.02% is water (6.8 sq. miles [17.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 21,618

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fayette

GNIS ID: 1560095

FIPS State / County Code: 54 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lawton)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of West Virginia

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of West Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779805

FIPS State: 54

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lawton)

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<1>	Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lawton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lawton.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lawton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).